Monday Lunch: Naas Senior Camogie County Champions

County Intermediate and Junior football titles for Ballyteague and Straffan respectively.

County Intermediate and Junior football titles for Ballyteague and Straffan respectively.

 Yesterday, Ballyteague beat Castledermot by 2-13 to 1-12. 

 On Saturday, Straffan beat Kill by 2-13 to 0-15.

Here’s the Ballyteague manager Mick Ennis:

Here’s the Straffan manager Paul Drewitt:

There were Camogie titles for Naas, Maynooth, Nurney and Clane yesterday

In the senior final, Naas beat Celbridge by 5-12 to 2-11.

Maynooth beat Cappagh by 0-8 to 1-4 in the intermediate final

 Nurney are Junior A champions, beating Ardclough 2-12 to 1-7

 Clane won the Junior B final by 3-7 to Celbridge’s 2-4

 Attention now turns to next Sunday’s senior and Minor mens football finals.

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Paul Mannion is set to miss up to three months of action after undergoing surgery on an ankle problem.

The Kilmacud Crokes forward sustained the injury in their Dublin football quarter-final clash with Cuala.

Mannion wasn't involved in yesterday's semi-final win over Thomas Davis.

Dubs manager Dessie Farrell has confirmed Mannion will return to the Dublin squad next season.

SOCCER

Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw has called Keeva Keenan into the squad for next week's World Cup play-off.

The Shelbourne defender comes in following Jess Ziu's withdrawal due to injury.

Ziu was stretchered off in West Ham's win over London City Lionesses yesterday.

It's the latest in a series of injuries for Vera Pauw's squad, with Megan Connolly and Ruesha Littlejohn among those already ruled out.

Ireland will play either Scotland or Austria in the play-off on October 11th.

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Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is optimistic the international break can act as a reset for their season.

The Foxes are bottom of the Premier League ahead of tonight's clash with fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest.

Kick off at the King Power is at 8pm.

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St Pat's midfielder Chris Forrester will miss this evening's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division meeting with Shelbourne.

He's suspended after being sent off late on in their loss to Derry City last Friday.

There's a 7.45 start for tonight's game at Tolka Park.

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Middlesbrough have sacked manager Chris Wilder after 11 months in charge.

'Boro are in the Championship's relegation zone, with just two wins from their 11 matches so far this season.


RACING

There's a seven-race card at Tipperary this afternoon.

The first goes to post at a quarter to two.